Minerals of Broken Hill by Dr H. K. Worner and R. W. Mitchell (Editors) - 1983

Australian Mining & Smelting, 1982. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10x7x1. 1982 Australian Mining and Smelting Ltd. (Melbourne, Australia), 10 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches tall red buckram cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, silver design and lettering to front cover and spine, cream endpapers, copiously illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs and drawings, index, 260 pp. Very slight creasing to front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly edgeworn dust jacket with a small chip to the upper edge but which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~NN~ [4.0P] A stellar work on the geology, mineralogy and mining history of one of Australia's greatest mineral deposits. Fifteen authors discuss various aspects of the mining district, its geology, history and… Read More

Australian Mining & Smelting Ltd., 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Square Small Quarto. Owner's blindstamp on ffep, otherwise unmarked..

Melbourne, Australia: Australian Mining & Smelting, 1982 The book is a bit warped. The dust jacket has a little wear. The page edges are lightly foxed. 260 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued.

Melbourne, Australia: Australian Mining & Smelting Ltd., 1982. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Barnes; Coffa; & Fields (photos). 259pp.incl.index; HB red w/silver-pic.cover; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. DJ blk.w/silver spine-color photocover; fine. "The main focus of the volume is the alphabetically listed descriptions of about 300 mineral species and varieties which have been discovered at Broken Hill. The more important mineral species are illustrated by 170 coulour plates produced by specialist photographers.